Brown and Simons Chosen As 2010-11 Men's Golf Captains

Sep 11, 2010

A pair of seniors, Joe Brown (St.
Ignace/LaSalle) and Garrett Simons (Grand
Ledge) have been selected to serve as 2010-11 season captains
for the nationally-ranked Ferris State University men's golf team
per an announcement made by fourth-year head coach Mike
Mignano.

Brown, a 2009-10 Division II Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America
Scholar, produced a 77.34 strokes average (2,243 total strokes) in
29 rounds this past 2009-10 campaign. He racked up three
top-20 place efforts, which included two among the top 10
individuals. His highest tournament finish was an
eighth-place tie at the 2009 Ferris State Matt Pinter Invitational
(Sept. 26-27) with a three-round 216 score.

For his three-year (2007-10) FSU career, Brown is currently
averaging 76.91 strokes a round (5,691 total strokes) in 74
competitive rounds. He has chalked up six top-20 place
performances in his collegiate career, featuring three in the top
10.

In his collegiate career (2007-10), Simons has compiled a 75.35
stroke average (3,466 total strokes) in 46 rounds to date.
The 2008-09 team's Bulldog Award recipient has accumulated eight
career top 20-place showings, including five among the top
10. Simons qualified for the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championships
after attaining tournament co-medalist honors at a qualifying
tourney held on Aug. 2 in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Brown and Simons each played an integral part in leading
the Bulldogs to a program record seventh-place tying finish at the
2010 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships (May 18-21) in
Noblesville, Ind. Brown tied for 73rd place
following a four-round 325 stroke total while Simons claimed a
share of 54th place as a result of shooting a 316 score.

Ferris State, which enters the 2010-11 season ranked 18th
nationally in the Golf World/Nike Golf Division II
Preseason Coaches' Poll, begins the fall campaign this weekend
(Sept. 11-12) competing in the Lake Superior State Invitational at
The Oaks Golf Course in Kincheloe, Mich.